State fascism:
Col. Palparan: "Exemplary butcher"
When Macapagal-Arroyo awarded a medal to Col. Jovito Palparan on December 21, this drew a stark picture of the human rights situation in the Philippines.
Palparan is known as the "Butcher of Mindoro". As commander of the Philippine Army's 204th Brigade, Palparan is responsible for numerous cases of summary execution, abduction, torture, forced evacuation, harassment and other military abuses. Unarmed civilians are their primary victims. There were times when he himself committed such acts of violence, as in the cases of Juvy Magsino, vice mayor of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro; and Edu Paringit, a cameraman from Calapan City. Magsino, who was accused of supporting the New People's Army (NPA) and Paringit who was accused of being a Red fighter, were both harassed and threatened by Palparan.
Palparan was awarded a medal after being wounded in an NPA ambush on November 24 in Villaflor, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.
To honor Palparan is to honor his heinous record of brutality in the island. Under the present regime, Palparan serves as the model in launching the brutal terrorist war against the people and the revolutionary movement.
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